According to the IANS-C-voter Covid-19 tracker, the number of people who laid trust on the Modi government on the first day of the lockdown was 76.8 but that has now increased to 93.5 per cent as of April 21.

People participating in the survey were presented with the statement-“I think the Indian government is handling the coronavirus (outbreak) well” –between March 16 to April 21 and their answers were sought.

On April 16, 75.8 percent people said that they have faith in the government, but the percentage increased after the stringent curbs were imposed in the country. Notably, an overall confidence in the government saw a sharp rise on April 1 as 89.9 percent people believed that the government is working well in comparison to March 31, when the percentage was 79.4.

On Wednesday, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates too commended Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and his government’s ‘proactive measures’ such as lockdown and expansion of focused testing in combating the Covid-19 pandemic in India.